APSU to begin new fee schedule for out-of-state online students

Starting in July 2010, Austin Peay State University will offer a new fee structure for out-of-state students attending online courses exclusively through the institution.

The new fee program is called eRate, approved by the Tennessee Board of Regents. Instead of paying out-of-state tuition rates, which are roughly three times APSU’s in-state rates, eRate recipients will pay a rate that is 1.5 times the in-state tuition rate. Previously, online students living outside Tennessee paid the standard out-of-state rate.

The new eRate will be available to students who enroll at APSU, are classified as nonresidents of Tennessee and are enrolled exclusively in APSU’s online courses. A student must meet all three criteria to be eligible for the reduced out-of-state rate.

Students enrolled in any type courses other than online will not be eligible for the eRate and will incur traditional nonresident fees and charges. If a student is enrolled in both online and other type courses, that students cannot gain eligibility by dropping other type courses.

APSU offers a number of associate, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs fully online, and students living outside Tennessee would benefit from the new eRate.

For more information about the new eRate free structure, visit http://www.apsu.edu/eRate.